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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Mozambique in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of
these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular interest to
you. You might be interested in
exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP,
for example. Perhaps your paper could
focus on life expectancy or infant mortality.
Other factors of interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to
basic services, etc. On the other
hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty
such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Mozambique,
a country that faces the impacts of climate change, is particularly vulnerable
to extreme weather events and in recent years has witnessed a surge in their
frequency. The country experiences
cyclical flooding and tropical cyclones during the rainy season, from April
to October. These can have devastating effects on communities and
infrastructure, posing significant challenges for agriculture, livelihoods,
and overall resilience. – adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Mozambique U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mozambique/ [accessed 4 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - at independence
in 1975, was one of the world's poorest countries; in 1987, the government
implemented economic reforms to stabilize the economy; these steps, combined
with donor assistance and political stability propelled the country’s GDP,
from $4 billion in 1993 to about $37 billion in 2017 GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,300 (2017 est.) Labor force - by
occupation: agriculture: 74.4% industry: 3.9% services: 21.7% (2015 est.) Unemployment rate: 24.5% (2017 est.) Population below
poverty line: 46.1% (2015 est.) Maternal mortality
rate: 289 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant mortality
rate: total: 64.7 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at
birth: total population: 55.9 years Drinking water
source: improved: total: 70.7% of population Physicians
density: 0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation facility
access: improved: total: 34.1% of population Electricity access:
electrification - total population: 24.2%
(2016) The
Borgen Project - Mozambique borgenproject.org/category/mozambique/ [accessed 22 February 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Eliminating Poverty: Update On SDG 1 In Mozambique borgenproject.org/eliminating-poverty-in-mozambique/ ~
Improvements To Healthcare In Mozambique borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-mozambique/ ~
Initiative Underway To Aid Poverty In Mozambique borgenproject.org/aid-poverty-in-mozambique/ ~
Natural Gas Industry Creates Job Opportunity For Mozambique borgenproject.org/natural-gas-industry-creates-job-opportunity-for-mozambique/ ~
How Foreign Aid In Mozambique Is Put To Work borgenproject.org/foreign-aid-in-mozambique/ ~
How The DFC Is Investing In A Sustainable Future For Mozambique borgenproject.org/sustainable-future-for-mozambique/ ~
The DFC Energy Projects In Mozambique borgenproject.org/energy-projects-in-mozambique/ ~
Women’s Rights In Mozambique: A Work In Progress borgenproject.org/womens-rights-in-mozambique/ The
Linkage Between Poverty and Leprosy Nalikena Muyunda Siyoto, Mulungushi University-Zambia [ Long URL] [accessed 12 April
2022] Some
studies have shown positive linkages between food shortage and food insecurity
with the occurrence of leprosy, and they suggest that impaired host immune
response against the causative bacteria as a result of insufficient
nutritional intake is the possible cause of this condition (Kerr-Pontes et
al, 2006). Insufficient nutrition is related to poverty as only poor persons
can lack nutrition. Some of the world’s poorest areas, including Mozambique, Bangladesh and India, are
disproportionately burdened by leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases
such as lymphatic filariasis. This is because poor
living conditions can act as a breeding ground for such diseases or
exacerbate symptoms of existing ailments. The
World Bank in Mozambique www.worldbank.org/en/country/mozambique/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] World
Bank assistance has evolved from helping to stabilize the economy to close
collaboration with the government, development partners, and civil society. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Mozambique-ECONOMY.html [accessed 2 January 2020] Mozambique,
with its agricultural economy and considerable mineral reserves, is a highly
indebted, poverty-stricken country. Civil war, ineffective socialist economic
policies, and severe droughts plagued Mozambique's economy throughout the
1980s, leaving it heavily dependent on foreign aid. Problems
remain, however, as the poorly trained workforce and
the lack of savings continue to constrain growth. The use of outdated data
collection systems, geared more to a state-managed economy, means that the
increasing vitality of the private sector tends to go unmeasured. All
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